Billie Holiday - Ultimate Collection
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Actor: Danny Barker, Doc Cheatham, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Vic DickensonBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Verve
Product features:
- Track List 1 The Saddest Tale 2 New Orleans Film Title Screen 3 The Blues Are Brewin' 4 Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? 5 Stars Of Jazz Opening Instrumental & Introduction 6 Stars Of Jazz Billie Holiday Introduction 7 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 8 Stars Of Jazz Introduction 9 My Man (Mon Homme) 10 Stars Of Jazz Lady Sings The Blues Introduction 11
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Movie Review: If You Love Billie Holiday....
Summary: 5 Stars
...you will want this. If this is indeed complete, then there is not much footage of Billie Holiday actually performing live. What does exist is wonderful, the "Stars on Jazz" is priceless. Some of the clips are soundies, that is, the musicians are fake-playing to a prerecorded track. They were the true precursors of MTV-type video clips, and show Billie at the early stages of her career. Two of the tracks are from the movie "New Orleans" (and also lip-synced). And for some reason, there are two clips by Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong that do not contain Billie. Think of them as bonus tracks. There is are also 5 audio-only live performances, and a Mike Wallace radio interview with Billie, a great discography and photo slide show. The kicker is an audio-only rehearsal with pianist and drummer, working out the arrangement for "Jeepers Creepers", with Billie's salty language as she jives with the players. The dvd also comes with a classy and informative booklet which covers all the details. They did a nice job on this release.
Summary of Billie Holiday - Ultimate Collection
The Billie Holiday The Ultimate Collection DVD features rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with Mike Wallace, an audio-only rehearsal session with pianist Jimmy Rowles, audio interviews with friends and fellow musicians, an interactive timeline and an evocative photo-document gallery featuring hundreds of images, from rare photos to personal letters, plus Lady Day?s complete recording history for major record companies. Performance highlights include three from 1956?s Stars Of Jazz TV that are seen here for the first time since their original broadcast, Holiday?s first appearance on film, Duke Ellington?s "Saddest Tale," and the classic "Fine And Mellow" with Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and other jazz greats.FILM AND TV PERFORMANCES
Saddest Tale
The Blues Are Brewin?
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
My Man (Mon Homme)
Please Don?t Talk About Me When I?m Gone
Billie?s Blues
Fine And Mellow
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
St. Louis Blues ? Bessie Smith
I Cover The Waterfront ? Louis Armstrong
AUDIO PERFORMANCES
Swing! Brother, Swing!
They Can?t Take That Away From Me
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
I?ll Get By
I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
AUDIO INTERVIEWS
John Hammond, Jo Jones, Roy Eldridge, Barney Josephson, Tiny Grimes, Billy Eckstine, Jimmy Rowles, Sylvia Syms, Corky Hale 1955 Audio Rehearsal: Billie Holiday And Jimmy Rowles For "Jeepers Creepers"
1956 Audio Interview: Billie Holiday With Mike Wallace, Night Beat
Timeline: Hundreds Of Images And Interactive Features
Complete Recording History For Okeh, Vocalion, Brunswick, Aladdin, Columbia, Commodore, Capitol, Decca, Clef And Verve
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